I concluded my speech by telling them that I was done with politics for the present, and they might all go to hell, and I would go to Texas.
• Variant: Since you have chosen to elect a man with a timber toe to succeed me, you may all go to hell and I will go to Texas." - Meaning and context.">
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Comments on his final election defeat (11 August 1835)
  • As quoted in David Crockett: The Man and the Legend (1994) by James Atkins Shackford, Introduction, p. xi
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I also told them of the manner in which I had been knocked down and dragged out, and that I didn't consider it a fair fight any how they could fix it. I put the ingredients in the cup pretty strong I tell you, and I concluded my speech by telling them that I was done with politics for the present, and they might all go to hell, and I would go to Texas.
• Variant: Since you have chosen to elect a man with a timber toe to succeed me, you may all go to hell and I will go to Texas.

— Davy Crockett

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This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "I also told them of the manner in which I had been knocked down and dragged out, and that I didn't consider it a fair fight any how they could fix it. I put the ingredients in the cup pretty strong I tell you, and I concluded my speech by telling them that I was done with politics for the present, and they might all go to hell, and I would go to Texas.
• Variant: Since you have chosen to elect a man with a timber toe to succeed me, you may all go to hell and I will go to Texas." in the context of "Comments on his final election defeat (11 August 1835)
  • As quoted in David Crockett: The Man and the Legend (1994) by James Atkins Shackford, Introduction, p. xi" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Source: Wikiquote: "Davy Crockett" (Quotes, Col. Crockett's Exploits and Adventures in Texas (1836): A pseudo-autobiography, generally ascribed to Richard Penn Smith. (cf. Sabin. Amer. bibl., v. 20, p. 471; Burton's Gentleman's magazine, Philadelphia, 1839, v. 5, p. 119-121; Dict. Amer. biog.)) The 'What it means' explanation text was generated by Google Gemini Flash (accessed January 18, 2026). https://gemini.google.com/app

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Davy Crockett

About Davy Crockett

David Crockett (17 August 1786 – 6 March 1836), usually referred to as Davy Crockett, was an American frontiersman, soldier and politician. After serving as a US Congressman for the state of Tennessee, he joined in the Texas Revolution and died in the Battle of the Alamo.